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deal ; the wet-season-forms being darker and the blue on the upperside of 

 forewmg more restricted, agreeing in this respect with the seasonal forms 

 of C. cleobis. 



There are two males and two females of this species in the De Niceville 

 collection labelled iiter. Three of these have the yellow area round the 

 anal spots on underside of hindwing well developed and one has it rather 

 restricted as is the case of all my specimens from Manipur. 



If the insects identified by De Niceville as ister are really Hewitson's 

 species then it should come under the genus Tajuria as the male has no se- 

 condary sexual characters. 



Tajukia sebonga, n. sp. (PI. IV, Fig. 40, cJ). 



Male. Rather like T. thyia. Upperdde : the blue area is rather paler 

 and brighter extending on the forewing to the tornus. Underside : bands 

 very similar to T. thyia but the ground colour is paler and greyer ; anal 

 spots much smaller and the yellow round therti very restricted and hardly 

 visible. Hindwing with either one or two tails. 



Expanse : S 6 I'S"— 1-4". 



The type taken at Sebong in January has only one tail ; another specimen 

 taken at the same place in February and five males in March also have only 

 one tail ; of thirteen males taken at the same place in April ten have only 

 one tail ; two damaged specimens show an inner tail broken off and one 

 fresh specimen shows two tails. Many of the one tailed males are in perfect 

 condition and I am quite sure that the inner tail is really wanting and not 

 broken off as I have examined them carefully through a microscope and can 

 find no signs of a broken oft" tail. 



Tajuria longinus, Fabr. 



A male taken at Imphal, Manipur, in March, and three more in August. 



Tajueia nila, Swinhoe. 



A single male taken at Sebong, in April, which agrees exactly with two 

 males in the De Niceville collection. 



Tajukia bi^us, Hewitson. 



Two dry-season females taken on Kabru, Manipur, 8,400 feet, in June and 

 two males and a female of the wet-season-form at the same place in July. 

 A female of the dry-season-form was also taken at Jakama, Naga Hills, 

 7,000-8,000 feet, in October. 



Tajuria thyia, De N. 



A male taken near Imphal, Manipur, 3,000 feet, in July, agrees exactly 

 with Khasia Hill specimens. 



Tajuria thydia, n. sp. (PI. IV, Fig. 47, J). 



Male and female. Upperside : very like T. thyia, blue area slightly more 

 extensive. Underside : very similar to T. diceus. 

 Expanse: dl-48"; $ 1-56". 

 A male and female taken on Kabru, Manipur, 8,400 feet, in August." 



Tajuria megistia, Hewitson. 



A single male was obtained on the Irang Paver, Western Manipur Hills, 

 in October, It appears to be very rare in Manipur. 



